HOT GRIPS Heat Trollers - Warm 'N Safe by First Gear User Manual

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If you simply wire directly to the battery, it’s only a matter of time before you forget to turn off the heated grips,

and you will discharge your battery which is very bad for it. Discharged batteries can develop sulfation deposits
on the lead plates inside, which can eventually ruin the battery.

If you don’t install a relay, then be sure that the power source you use on your motorcycle (ATV, snowmobile,

etc.) is switched off (no voltage) when the ignition key is turned off. Many vehicles have an unused accessory
fuse available on the fuse panel (see your owner’s manual or call your dealer where you bought it.)

If your Heat‐Troller™ has a 10 amp fuse, then never substitute a higher amp fuse, or you will damage the Heat‐

Troller™ and your electrical system. However you can use a Heat‐Troller™ with it’s original fuse to power Hot Grips®,
even though the Heat‐Troller™ has a 10 amp fuse and the Hot Grips® draw no more than 3 amps. Because Hot
Grips® never can burn‐out, the rubber may wear down, but they do not short‐circuit inside and draw more amps.
The external black lead wires can short out due to abrasion, but that will blow the 10 amp fuse.

current), power controller designed for heated clothing, blankets, pads and other heated products that are powered by a bat-
tery. You can think of the Heat-Troller™ as a dimmer switch for your heated products. It has a positive off and provides
a full range of heat that is constant at any setting, just as a light dimmer switch gives you constant light at different levels.

The Heat-Troller™ is a pulse-width modulated controller with a 1 second cycle time. That means that over a 1 second period,
the power is turned on from about 10% to 100% of the time, adjustable with the knob on the controller. When the power is
turned on, full power is applied to the load. In the example given, if the heated

grip are 16 Watts each and the Heat‐Troller is

adjusted to 50%, the grips will get 16 Watts for half a second, then no power for half a second, giving an average of 8 Watts of power.

The Heat‐Troller is more efficient than a rheostat because it makes very little wasted heat when turned on. For two 16 Watt grips, the

Heat‐Troller makes less than 0.1 Watts of heat at 50%. A rheostat would make about 16 Watts of wasted heat at the same 50% setting.

IMPORTANT:

If your Hot Grips® kit is wired in “series” you can still use this Heat-Troller™ but must wire the 2

grips in “series” like your Hot Grips® kit instructions describes. Examples for models: Ergo 1, Ergo 2, 101, 102,
103, 104, 105, 201, 301, 302, 401, 406, HW, KW, 88T, 8ED, 8DN. Refer to the lowermost ‘heated grips’ on
the first page

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Contact First Gear - Warm ‘N Safe for any Installation or Warranty Questions: 702-357-8664

Copyright © 2012 All Rights reserved. Hot Grips® Mfg., Inc. - 166 Methodist Hill Rd. - Plainfield, NH 03781

USA tel. 603-448-0303 Email:

[email protected]

website:

www.hotgrips.com

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Grips® kit are NOT used when installing a variable heat con-
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There is no polarity (positive or negative) to the two Hot
Grips® black wires.

* The Heat-Troller

should be installed in accordance with the

enclosed instructions. We are not responsible for units damaged by

incorrect installation, improper use or shorts in the clothing made
by others. For all warranty replacement, contact us directly by
sending an e-mail to Exchanges and Returns…. If e-mail is not
available, call 702-357-8664.
The Heat-Troller™ is a DC (direct
current), power controller designed for heated clothing, blankets,

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